This new record has been in the works for what feels like a long time. This music, and the culture and community that surround it, don't really have an expiration date, even though the larger world around us would have us believe that these are childish things.

But this isn't about avoiding adulthood; it's about redesigning it so that it doesn't clash so violently with our most deeply held beliefs. It's about the compromises we refuse to make, but also about the subtle negotiations between ideals/aspirations & day-to-day pragmatics. It's about figuring out how to keep making noise even when life quiets down. Yes, it's about parenthood, but it's also about deliberately resisting corrupt mainstream value systems, even (especially) when they're bombarding you from all sides. It's about brutal, devastating loss. More than ever, it's about alienation and outrage.

This is a great example of why I want nothing to do with anything "punk"-related.
You pour time and effort into a well-refined package that tells it all - then you release a big paragraph, telling it all before anyone gets the chance to interpret it themselves.

Maybe you'd actually make a difference and leave a mark if you didn't tell people how you're going to do it. One could accomplish something that shows off the validity of the art beyond the common perception, but it won't mean anything unless the moment of realization slowly creeps up over multiple listens.

Actually, I'm stoked enough to take a dick-shot next to my Gorilla Biscuits purple vinyl with the embossed letters while reppin' Kreyshawn and whining about how Fall Out Boy ripped off lyrics from Wes.

I really am. Paint It Black is by far my favorite hardcore band to come out of the 00's. My list of references when I record hardcore starts with Atticus Finch and ends with Exit Wounds.

In a way i see what you're saying totally, but it's just a gist of what the ep's direction is in. He didn't spill the guts too badly. I mean think about it dude they haven't put out a record since 2009. I'm sure people are wondering what's up with the band anyway. I know I'm wondering what they've been doing. I bet that quote was made when someone interviewing him asking a deliberate question regarding content of the ep. Plus im sure that the individual songs have enough depth lyrically to keep you guessing.

besides, the only real important hardcore band of the 00s (Cursed) already broke up, as most self-respecting hardcore bands have the sense to eventually do, so as to save us from long-winded statements about their new EPs and adult life.

At this point, I think it's less about what hasn't 'been done before' and more about how well it's done.

I'd argue that Colohan's writing and delivery alone stands out above most modern bands doing the crusty metallic hardcore thing, or just most modern hardcore in general, and for three LPs and two EPs Cursed released consistently solid material without repeating themselves or any unnecessary experimentation.